Synonyms of widget

widget

noun

ˈwi-jət 

as in gadget

an interesting and often novel device with a practical use

manufacturers of all kinds of widgets for the do-it-yourselfer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gadget
• tool
• appliance
• gizmo
• mechanism
• contraption
• jigger
• accessory
• innovation
• gimmick
• instrument
• contrivance
• implement
• utensil
• invention
• trick
• ingenuity
• adjunct
• thingamajig
• doohickey
• thingamabob
• hickey
• doodad
• thingummy
• dingus
• hootenanny

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of widget

Display your own photos, widgets like weather, calendars, stick notes and more. — Tantse Walter, Space.com, 26 June 2026

Over the last few years, home service operators were sold an explosion of AI tools—voice agents, chat widgets, follow-up bots. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 23 June 2026

Of course, movies and TV shows are not widgets and washing machines, and results of any finished product varies widely depending on a host of factors. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 18 June 2026

The widgets that are currently rolling out add sports scores, time zones, a focus timer, and a checklist, which are already some of my favorite new Firefox features in years. — Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 18 June 2026